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Amniotic tissue in complete hydatidiform moles can be androgenetic.
The Journal of pathology - 1 May 2000
Weaver D T, Fisher R A, Newlands E S, Paradinas F J
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of this study was to determine whether amniotic tissue found associated with cases of complete hydatidiform mole (CM) was genetically identical to the CM, and therefore part of the molar pregnancy, or genetically dissimilar to the CM, suggesting derivation from a twin pregnancy. DNA was prepared from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded blocks of tissue containing both CM and amnion. Maternal DNA was...
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